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Demystifying MTD webinar series

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9 January 2018

ICAEW is running a series of webinars designed to help businesses, agents and individuals transition to the MTD requirements and ensure members stay informed of the latest developments.

16 April - Demystifying MTD: Common Questions and Misconceptions
The final regulations for MTD for VAT have been laid before parliament and the legislation is now all in place. Sarah Ghaffari and Caroline Miskin who will be discussing some of the misconceptions surrounding MTD for VAT and other taxes – the start date, which businesses are within scope, what records need to be maintained digitally, the use of spreadsheets, the digital exclusion exemption, availability of free software and more.

8 November 11:00 - Demystifying MTD
The focus of MTD has changed but the general direction of travel has not. In this webinar, the Tax Faculty will explain where we are following the announcement on 13 July 2017, which amended the timetable. We will be unpicking the draft legislation, focusing on the VAT and income tax requirements. There will also be an update regarding software pilots.

Keeping safe in a digital tax world webinar

Caroline Miskin, Technical Manager, Practitioner Support at ICAEW Tax Faculty, and the IT Faculty's Mark Taylor look at the latest cyber security scams and touch on the government’s plans for Making Tax Digital.

Cash basis of accounting webinar

Anita Monteith, Technical Lead & Senior Policy Adviser at ICAEW Tax Faculty, revisits the cash basis of accounting and provides a reminder of the eligibility criteria, the implications of electing to use the cash basis and the necessary adjustments when transitioning between the accruals and cash basis.

Glossary of MTD terms

In TAXguide 02/18, Sarah Ghaffari answers a selection of the key questions raised by viewers of the Tax Faculty webinar ‘Demystifying Making Tax Digital: the VAT requirements’, broadcast on 16 January 2018

TAXguide 01/17: Let property

Guidance from ICAEW Tax Faculty on tax issues connected with let residential property from the point of view of the landlord. This guide covers new rules for the deduction of finance charges, which come into effect from 6 April 2017 and is aimed at practitioners who are advising individuals who have bought property as an investment, rather than commercial property development businesses.

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